The Arizona Cardinals did not have any players last season who kneeled or sat during the national anthem. On one occasion, the entire team stood with arms interlocked before the game, but no individual demonstrations were made like many players did.

So perhaps the new policy the NFL implemented regarding the national anthem will not change anything. The league will penalize teams for players who are supposedly disrespectful to the flag or to the anthem, although it will not require players to be on the field for the national anthem.

Coach Steve Wilks said the team has not made any solid decisions as to how it will be handled, at least not yet.

“We talked about it briefly,” Wilks told reporters after practice one day last week. “The biggest thing I know is they’re going to put a lot of onus on the organization. I’m sure when (team president) Michael Bidwill gets back, we’ll sit down and talk about, as well as Steve Keim.”